Piper PA28 PR-NAX

Summary

On 26 December 2012 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA28 registered PR-NAX was involved in an accident near Minas City, Brazil. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 December 2012 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Minas City, Brazil

Nearest airport

Pará de Minas (SNPA)

Coordinates

-19.8350, -44.5853

Aircraft

Piper PA28

Registration

PR-NAX

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minas City → Minas City

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

NTSB number

ERA13WA103

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 26, 2012, at 2050 universal coordinated time, a Piper PA-28-181, Brazilian registration PR-NAX, was destroyed when it impacted the ground after the crew lost control during a go around. The instructor pilot and student were fatally injured. The instructor pilot was conducting flight instruction at the Para de Minas aerodome, Para de Minas City, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. This accident investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Aeronautical Accident Prevention and Investigation Center (CENIPA) of Brazil. Any further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center CENIPA SHIS – QI 05-VI Comar Brasília-DF, Brazil 71.615-600 Telephone: (55-61) 3364-8838 Fax: (55-61) 3365-1004 [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information released by the Government of Brazil.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.